Opportunity Information
PDA- J163
1
Federal Government Authority
Early Career
On Site
Islamabad
The Role
The Associate SOC Engineer will support day-to-day security monitoring, threat detection and incident response in PDA's Security Operations Center (SOC) in Islamabad, published 6 October 2026.
•Monitor security alerts and events through SIEM, EDR/ XDR, IDS/ IPS, firewalls, FIM and other monitoring platforms and perform initial analysis •Conduct basic investigations using logs from servers, endpoints, firewalls, network devices, applications and authentication systems •Escalate suspected or confirmed incidents and support containment, evidence collection and post-incident analysis •Perform routine checks of SOC dashboards, SIEM correlation rules, monitoring agents and log sources •Support threat-intelligence monitoring, IOC searches and vulnerability assessments •Follow SOC playbooks, SOPs and escalation procedures and maintain auditable incident and case records •Prepare daily, weekly and monthly SOC monitoring reports
Applicants General Eligibility & Requirements
2+ years
Education, Experience and Skills Requirements
- Bachelor 16 Years: Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering
2 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, SOC operations, IT security, network security or a related field; fresh graduates with relevant cybersecurity knowledge, internships, labs, projects or certifications may also be considered Preferred: Exposure to SIEM platforms (FortiSIEM, LogRhythm, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel), FortiGate/ enterprise firewalls, EDR/ XDR, Nessus, FIM, threat-intelligence platforms, Active Directory and Windows/ Linux
SIEM, Incident Response, MITRE ATT&CK
Preferred: EDR/ XDR
•Security+, CEH, SC-200, Splunk/ SIEM, Fortinet, Microsoft Security or other SOC/ incident-response certifications preferred
Application
- Email the application with the subject "Application: Associate SOC Engineer (PDA-J163)"
- Applications received after the deadline will continue to be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled
No application fee
About the Employer
Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA)